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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Corteva delivered a disappointing result with below-par revenues and on-par earnings.</li><li>Despite a 1% year-to-date sales decrease, pricing gains globally, especially in Seed and Crop Protection, contributed to a 9% increase in global pricing.</li><li>On the other hand, Crop Protection net sales declined by 10%, with a 12% drop in organic sales due to pricing gains being overshadowed by lower volumes.</li></ul>

Corteva delivered a disappointing result with below-par revenues and on-par earnings.Despite a 1% year-to-date sales decrease, pricing gains globally, especially in Seed and Crop Protection, contributed to a 9% increase in global pricing.On the other hand, Crop Protection net sales declined by 10%, with a 12% drop in organic sales due to pricing gains being overshadowed by lower volumes.

Corteva Inc.: Global Demand for Agricultural Production - What's the Outlook for 2024? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Corteva, Inc. delivered mixed results in the quarter, with revenues below Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.</li><li>Pioneer and Brevant achieved double-digit revenue growth in the United States.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Corteva, Inc. delivered mixed results in the quarter, with revenues below Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.Pioneer and Brevant achieved double-digit revenue growth in the United States.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

Corteva Inc.: Inside the Launch of Reklemel Active and What It Means for Farmers! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Corteva delivered a strong result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter.</li><li>The company achieved strong organic sales and earnings growth, surpassing the EBITDA margin threshold for the first time.</li><li>The company's leadership team anticipates stabilizing global supplies with two consecutive normal crop years amid tight inventories and above-average crop prices.</li></ul>

Corteva delivered a strong result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter.The company achieved strong organic sales and earnings growth, surpassing the EBITDA margin threshold for the first time.The company's leadership team anticipates stabilizing global supplies with two consecutive normal crop years amid tight inventories and above-average crop prices.

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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>We joined WTR’s Head of Business Development Tim Regan on this week’s Water Tower Hour Podcast to recap what happened in the chemicals and materials technology industries in 2023 and to provide an outlook for 2024.</li><li>Those interested can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or on our website.</li><li>WTR-CMI in 2023. With the majority of stocks in our index finishing 2023 in positive territory, the WTR-CMI Index managed to keep pace with the Russell 2000, appreciating 15%.</li></ul>

We joined WTR’s Head of Business Development Tim Regan on this week’s Water Tower Hour Podcast to recap what happened in the chemicals and materials technology industries in 2023 and to provide an outlook for 2024.Those interested can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or on our website.WTR-CMI in 2023. With the majority of stocks in our index finishing 2023 in positive territory, the WTR-CMI Index managed to keep pace with the Russell 2000, appreciating 15%.

Water Tower Hour Recap -  2023 Review and 2024 Outlook

<ul><li>Changes to WTR-CMI. Following the completion of Livent’s merger of equals with Allkem, the new company, with the new name Arcadium Lithium plc, is now trading under the symbols ALTM-NYSE and LTM-ASX, and has replaced LTHM in our index.</li><li>WTR-CMI last week. The S&amp;P 500 appreciated 1.2% last week, while the broader Russell 2000 managed to stay relatively flat, losing 0.3% of its value.</li><li>Our WTR-CMI Index declined 1.2%, dragged down by double-digit losses in lithium stocks and the continuing decline in the value of synthetic graphite maker EAF. </li></ul>

Changes to WTR-CMI. Following the completion of Livent’s merger of equals with Allkem, the new company, with the new name Arcadium Lithium plc, is now trading under the symbols ALTM-NYSE and LTM-ASX, and has replaced LTHM in our index.WTR-CMI last week. The S&amp;P 500 appreciated 1.2% last week, while the broader Russell 2000 managed to stay relatively flat, losing 0.3% of its value.Our WTR-CMI Index declined 1.2%, dragged down by double-digit losses in lithium stocks and the continuing decline in the value of synthetic graphite maker EAF. 

Mat-Chem Notes - For the Week Ended January 19, 2024

United States

Corteva, Inc. provides agricultural products. The Company offers seeds and crop protection products, as well as software solutions and digital services. Corteva serves customers worldwide.

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Mat-Chem Notes - For the Week Ended January 19, 2024

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